My wife and I have found that we are interested in wholesaling and house flipping, however the market here in Orange County seems pretty expensive, so we are open to finding deals in other counties or even other states.

Do you attend meets in the Los Angeles area or Orange County?  

I think it will come down to a coin toss between Detroit and Savannah...I left Orange County CA (Tustin) My coin toss was Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit.I'm glad I chose Detroit! 

Hi Lena, welcome and hope you can join our BP metopes nice a month in Lake Foresthttp://www.meetup.com/Orange-County-Real-Estate-Investor-Networking/events/225780431/

We may get a little orange juice or coffee and then turn on our computer.

I am also a new investor, but have done a lot of the local mentoring (paid) here in LA and Orange counties.

I spoke with a guy today who is doing these in orange county.

 $1 per mailing = 60 mailings per day x 20 days per monthArea:  Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, CAContacts:  Out of state absentee owners and probates.I've had successful wholesalers flat out tell me I'm wasting my money doing direct mail in my area.  

@Matthew Greco @Ben LeybovichThe red, orange and yellow would be the war zones you definitely don't want to live.The chart below overlays the green or yellow are the cheapest areas to overlap the along w the safest areas.  

The marketing geniuses have dictated that the store near me build a big, garish orange pickup area outside and a large inside online pickup area.